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Livin On Gold Street
03:39
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Livin On Gold Street
Yeah I’m livin’ on Gold Street
Where everything shines
And I’m yours and your mine
And we’re dancin’ through time
And it feels like we’re flyin’
I spent… spent some years
Walking around in the dust
Took a trip outta town
Followed the light into dark
Wiped the dirt from my eyes
Found my way back into luck
Took a chance on a star
And now look at where I ended up
Now I’m livin’ on Gold Street
Where everything shines
And I’m yours and your mine
We’re dancin’ through time
And it feels like we’re flyin
Yeah I’m livin’ on Gold Street
And it’s not hard to find
A moment in time
That shines like a diamond
From your lovin’ eyes
Where your beauty just blinds
Like the dazzling lights
Cos this room is on fire
I thought… thought that I
Was riding so high in this life
Took a love that I found
Turned that love into a wife
Told my friends in the end
They’d all came along for the ride
But the house that I found
It turned out to be fool’s paradise
And now I’m livin’ on Gold Street
Where everything shines
I’m yours and your mine
We’re dancin’ through time
And it feels like we’re flyin
Yeah I’m livin’ on Gold Street
And it’s not hard to find
A moment in time
That shines like a diamond
From your lovin’ eyes
Where your beauty just blinds
Like the dazzling lights
Cos this room is on fire
Yeah your beauty just blinds
Like the dazzling lights
Cos this room is on fire
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Trouble's What I Found
03:28
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Did I overstep?
Did I go too far?
Take advantage of your love?
Did I leave a scar?
Ahah
Ahah
Ahah
And now you never call
You’re never swingin’ by
Passing by my place
Checking for a sign
But I guess I understand
Yeah those were funny times
I guess it had to end somehow
Maybe nothing shines that bright
Ahah
Ahah
You were the first around
When it all came crashing down
Yeah but it’s all better now
It’s all better now
And when I found my feet
Is when I hit the town
And trouble’s what I found
Trouble’s what I found
Yeah trouble’s what I found
Trouble’s what I found
Ahah
Ahah
You were the first around
When it all came crashing down
Yeah but it’s all better now
It’s all better now
And when I found my feet
Is when I hit the town
And trouble’s what I found
Yeah trouble’s what I found
Yeah trouble’s what I found
Trouble’s what I found
Ahah
Ahah
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3. |
Devil So Close
03:33
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And the devil is so close tonight
He’s holdin’ me tight
Settin’ the whole place on fire
And god is a liar
This will all be just fine
Hey see the sun
Let’s jump right in
And purge ourselves
Of these deadly sins
You can’t defeat me
Yeah don’t even try
‘Cos you live on the ground
And I live in the sky
Cos the devil is so close tonight
He’s holdin’ me tight
Settin’ the whole place on fire
And god is a liar
This will all be just fine
There ain’t no sleepin’ tonight
The sky is on fire
And this city is mine
I got nothin’ but time
Feelin’ more than alive
And you say you can’t open your door
You claim that you know it all
But now I’m out with the poor
I’m gonna build up this tower
And just watch it fall
Because the devil is so close tonight
He’s holdin’ me tight
Settin’ the whole place on fire
And god is a liar
This will all be just fine
Fear becoming reality
Self-fulfilling prophecy
With a little dependency
I guess we’ll just wait and see
Just how bad this can be
Because the devil is so close tonight
He’s holdin’ me tight
Settin’ the whole place on fire
And god is a liar
This will all be just fine
And god is a liar
This will all be just fine
God is a liar
This will all be just fine
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4. |
Chicken and The Egg
03:47
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Chicken and the egg
Waitress please hit me with another
And yes I’ll take piece of that there pie
And if you could just walk me through the specials
Then I’ll have me a big old breakfast fry
My doggy’s waiting patient by the back porch
My kitty’s roaming somewhere round the town
And you should see the horse I just rode in on
This old bird I call him Buster Brown
If you’re presenting me with options
Puttin’ ideas in my head
Looks like they’re all ripe for the pickin’
I’ll take the chicken and the egg
I ain’t saying don’t offer me choices
I’m just saying please don’t make me choose
Seems I’ve got a penchant for the picking
You know that I wasn’t born to lose
‘Cos I got me a pocket full of aces
And you know I’ve got diamonds up my sleeve
I won’t tell you where I’m hidin’ my heart
‘Cos this here’s a club you never want to leave
If you’re presenting me with options
Puttin’ ideas in my head
Looks like they’re all ripe for the pickin’
I’ll take the chicken and the egg
If you’re presenting me with options
Puttin’ ideas in my head
Looks like they’re all ripe for the pickin’
I’ll take the chicken and the egg
I’ll take the chicken and the egg
I’ll take the chicken and the egg
I’ll take the chicken and the egg
I’ll take it
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5. |
Facets of the Diamond
03:10
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He came up from the city
To explore a little country
Takin’ in everythin’
That he could could hear them folks singin’
Every facet of the diamond
Every angle to the old sound
With every song that he found
He filed it away
And he swore that he’d come back some day
And chip away at that town
Get back down with the old crowd
He met along the way
But the city held him down
In a life too rough to mention
And he rarely gave attention to
The troubles of his heart
Yeah but city life was busy
As city life can be
Makin’ money, makin’ honey
With the lovers going around
Yeah but a every now and then you know
He’d pour himself a whiskey
And pick away at his guitar
Until he found that sound
And he swore that he’d come back some day
And chip away at that town
Get back down with the old crowd
He met along the way
But the city held him down
In a life too rough to mention
And he rarely gave attention to
The troubles of his heart
A song has a way of holdin’
Things you’re barely even knowin’
And the facets of the diamond
Reflect pieces of the heart
But he never hit that highway
‘Cos the city had its own way
But the songs he left behind him
Traveled on beyond the dark
And he swore that he’d come back some day
And chip away at that town
Get back down with the old crowd
He met along the way
But that city held him down
In a life too rough to mention
And he rarely gave attention
To the trouble’s of his heart
And he rarely gave attention
To the trouble’s of his heart
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Go take that lover and love her
Look her in the eye and tell her
Wake up in the mornin’ and hold her
Rock out in the evenin’ and roll her
Who am I to deny you love?
What if everyone gets what they want?
Go hold that baby real tight now
Hold that pretty baby all night now
You know I’ll be all right now
I’ll find a way to get by now
Who am I to stand in the way of love?
What if everyone gets what they want?
Yeahey
You know I been lookin’ round a little too
Thinkin’ about a story that ain’t ‘bout me and you
Go take that lover and love her
Look her in the eye and tell her
Wake up in the mornin’ and hold her
Rock out in the evenin’ and roll her
Who am I to stand in the way of love?
What if everyone gets what they want?
You know I been lookin’ around a little too
Thinkin’ about a story that ain’t about me and you
Ain’t never hopped a train ain’t on my line
But I looked at the map from time to time
My engine roars and steams tonight
I’m holding back ‘cos I know it’s right
Yeah
Go take that lover and love her
Look her in the eye and tell her
Wake up in the mornin’ and hold her
Rock out in the evenin’ and roll her
Who am I to stand in the way of love?
What if everyone gets what they want?
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7. |
One Of Those Things
03:15
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Never thought you’d say hello
You‘d go yours and I‘d go my way
But you danced all night
Where you couldn’t ignore me
I just kept doing my thing
Avoiding your glances
Smokin’ and drinkin’
While you kept on dancin’
And I’m taking whatever
This new life brings
And I got a new girl
To go with my new world
It’s just one of those things
Yeah I know it hurt
When I got a new start
But girl them’s the breaks
When you’re playin’ with two hearts
And I hope you’re tryin’
And findin’ some peace
And dryin’ up cryin’
Your tears over me
Now I’m flying the skies
Heading into tomorrow
So far down the road
From the sorrow and pain
From the pain and the sorrow
And I’m taking whatever
This new life brings
And I got a new girl
To go with my new world
It’s just one of those things
I’m taking whatever
This new life brings
And I got a new girl
To go with my new world
It’s just one of those things
And I got a new girl
To go with my new world
It’s just one of those things
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8. |
Pushin Through The Blue
03:44
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Take a run at it
See it to the end
Have a little fun with it
If it’s more than just friends
Throw some love at it
See which way it bends
Don’t waste a day
Just whittle it away
And let it slip through idle hands
You can’t take nothin’ from it
Unless it’s come from you
You can’t keep runnin’ for it
Once you’ve said it’s through
Yeah just push through
Keep pushin’ through the blue
Look back at it
That’s all you get to do
Did you dig into it
Make a little room?
Did you sing to it
Hum a little tune?
Push your way
Through each and every day
And see what it could do
Takin’ time is loosing time
And you can’t get that back
So take some time and ease your mind
And walk that narrow track
And just get back
To pushin’ through the blue
To pushin’ through the blue
Takin’ time is loosing time
And you can’t get that back
So take some time and ease your mind
And walk that narrow track
And just get back
To pushin’ through the blue
To pushin’ through the blue
To pushin’ through the blue
To pushin’ through the blue
To pushin’ through
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9. |
Baby’s Stayin In
03:08
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I’ve got a little hankerin’
To hit a bar or two
Callin’ down the wire
To gather the crew
Slipping on that new shirt
And damn these jeans are tight
But she ain’t gonna be there
My baby’s stayin’ in again tonight
Slip them cigarettes in
We’ll be smoking up a storm
And I’ve filled that little tin
With all that we could want
And once we get it started
We’ll set it all alight
But she ain’t gonna be there
My baby’s stayin’ in again tonight
Let’s go hit that hot spot
See who we can see
Line up the tequilas
You know the first round’s on me
I know the band that’s playin’
They’ve got the sound that we like
But she ain’t gonna hear them
My baby’s stayin’ in again tonight
And when the mornin’s callin’
I’ll have one more for the road
Farewell all our new friends
And then I’ll stumble home
Fumble through the darkness
And find the key that’s just right
Crawl in under the covers
My baby’s stayin’ in again tonight
Crawl in under the covers
My baby’s stayin’ in again tonight
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10. |
The Rest
03:29
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Seems this world’s gotten mighty cold
So best just keep your love real close
Looks like there’s little else to hold
The rest just let it go
The rest just let it go
The rest just let it go
Seems it’s close to over now
The noise is getting all so loud
Yet we’re all going on somehow
Come and find me through the crowd
And I been trying to cut it loose
For so long now that I don’t know
Looks like there’s little else to choose
The rest just let it go
The rest just let it go
The rest just let it go
And I been trying to remember
Just how from this we have come
You know that I’m so afraid
That after everything’s been said
We might all look back and say
We were really shootin’ blind
And if you’re looking for a light
A little light that shines on high
Just remember all you really know
The rest just let it go
The rest just let it go
The rest just let it go
The rest just let it go
The rest just let it go
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11. |
Fool Than A Thief
04:52
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You’re probably sittin’ there right now
Starin’ through the room
Tryna’ figure out just what to do
I bet you haven’t seen the light of day
Since I up and walked away
And now you don’t know what you’re goin’ through
I thought for weeks
That I should call
And try to help you see it all
But I never really had chance to breath
And I’m a fool
You know it’s true
I’m the biggest fool for foolin’ with you
But I’d rather be a fool than just a thief
Fool than a thief
Friends they’d say I’d slipped away
Rememberin’ back to yesterday
When I played the way I needed to be free
I let you have too much of me
When I was figurin’ just how to be
A man who walked away from all he’d seen
And I’m a fool
You know it’s true
Im the biggest fool for foolin’ with you
But I’d rather be a fool than just a thief
Fool than a thief
Fool than a thief
Troubles come to everyone
But keep them to yourself my love
Don’t go making them out to be me
I know that you can’t walk the line
But please don’t throw me to the fire
I’m a gentle man
So please just let this be
And I’m a fool
You know it’s true
I’m the biggest fool for foolin’ with you
But I’d rather be a fool than just a thief
Fool than a thief
Fool than a thief
Fool than a thief
Fool than a thief
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Ben Mastwyk Melbourne, Australia
"The songs are rich with meaning and truth…real and raw, just as true country music should be”.
Samuel J. Fell.
Rhythms Magazine
Mastwyk plunges headlong into Seventies country-soul glam with lashings of cosmic American pedal steel and psych-guitar glitz.
Country Update
“Mastwyk conjures up the spirits of Conway Twitty and George Jones through well told stories of the heart.”
Tracy McNeil
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